Weathering and Erosion

The process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface is called

• Weathering
• Erosion

When sediment is deposited somewhere new

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

Which is an example of Erosion?

• Sand being pulled away from a beach by waves.
• Roots of a tree breaking apart a rock
• water in a river smoothing down rocks.

When rock breaks down into smaller rock and minerals.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks?  The freezing water—

• keeps the rocks in place
• makes the rocks last longer
• expands cracks and breaks rocks
• causes rocks to fall in landslides

Which of these is largely responsible for the formation of the Grand Canyon?

• wind

• water

• earthquakes

• ice

The weathering and removal of rock and soil

• weathering

• vegetation

• erosion

• deposition

A surface feature of the earth's land

• landform

• glacier

• sediment

• delta

A large sheet of ice that moves slowly over land

• landform

• glacier

• sediment

• delta

The Earth's surface gets broken down through __________.

• weathering

• deposition

• eroding

• erosion